Cumene hydroperoxide

Cumene Hydroperoxide

Cumene hydroperoxide is used as an oxidizing agent in dry chemistry (a class of analytical methods), e.g. for the qualitative identification of blood by the pseudoperoxidase reaction.

IUPAC name: 2-phenylpropane-2-peroxol

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Related articles

• Hemoglobin in urine

Bibliography

• National center for biotechnology information. PubChem Compound [online]. [cit. 2009-10-09]. <https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/summary/summary.cgi?cid=6629&loc=ec_rcs>.

Other sources / Further reading

• International Chemical Safety Cards (Cumene Hydroperoxide)